Flooding
Addis Ababa builds resilience with clean rivers, public spaces and walkways
By Mekonnen Teshome Tollera Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa (Sheger) was born twice: first, as a crowded city; and then again, …
USD $200 million needed to stop flooding in Dar es Salaam’s Msimbazi Basin
By Deusdedith Kahangwa, Dar es Salaam About three kilometers north of the Tanzania’s State House, which is located along Barack …
Braving it all: REGIDESO’s task of supplying and maintaining water infrastructures in Gitega
Regideso, Burundi’s main water supplier, is facing challenges supplying all households in Gitega City due to climate change and the increasing population.
Karangura: Caught up between the dual danger of COVID-19 pandemic and water crisis
Young girls are getting pregnant. Domestic violence is on the rise. These are just some of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its restrictions in an area where water is scarce, said Kikora Masereka, of Kyahwire zone, Karangura Sub County in Kabarole district of Western Uganda.
In Eastern Uganda, a New Solar-Powered Irrigation Project Helps Farmers Save Wetlands
Farmers in Paliisa, eastern Uganda, are earning hundreds of dollars more every week through a new solar-powered drip irrigation project that allows them to cultivate year-round in lands outside of the wetland.
Mt. Elgon Landslides Survivors Plant 30,000 Trees through a Village Savings Group to Fight Climate Change
BECOMAP community organization has planted more than 30,000 trees in eastern Uganda where landslides in 2018 killed dozens.
Floods in in Somali region displaced 98.000 people
Raging floods in the Shabelle Zone of Ethiopia’s Somali region have affected 162.000 people, and displaced 92.000 people of these, …
Floods in in Somali region of Ethiopia displaced 98.000 people
Raging floods in the Shabelle Zone of Ethiopia’s Somali region have affected 162.000 people, and displaced 92.000 people of these, …
Five killed in Tana River flooding
The death toll in the floods in parts of Tana River County in Kenya has risen to five after three …
